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Message # 60850.3 Subject: Re:Technical question to producers Date: Sun 16/03/14 19:25:21 GMT Name: Chris - WAM Photography |
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Hi George,
interesting question. I for my part do quite some post-processing. But also some "pre-processing", meaning I try to set up my lighting as good as possible, before I start to shoot. I use remote flashes (1-2, depending if I shoot indoors or outdoors). But even if you get the lighting good for most of your shots, your model will occasionally move in front of the camera and as your flash usually will be mounted on a tripod it wouldn't keep the exact distance to the model, resulting in over- or underexposure. Even more so if you shoot outdoors, you'll have to take sunlight into account. That's why I shoot my series in RAW format, to be able to do some quick corrections to exposure and color balance and some basic cropping or lense correction. Shooting RAW gives you the chance to "rescue" shots that - at first glance - seem to be over- or underexposed.
After I made a selection of "good" shots from a scene I run those through some hand-crafted Photoshop actions to enhance contrast or color-balance. Usually I do not "over-edit" any shots that are sold on my page but there will be no shot unedited-out-of-the-camera. |
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By GeorgeSK - Sun 16/03/14 13:49:44 GMT A question to producers: Do you do post processing to your pictures or upload as they come out of the camera?
I am just asking because I like to use wetlook pics from my favourite producer (Wetfoto) as a desktop background and I noticed lately that many of the pics, especially the ones taken in bright sunlight, seem to be a bit "washed out" and overexposed.
When I do my image processing magic, they look like a totally different picture without them looking unnatural - adjusting levels and curves to get more contrast and as a finishing touch, I have a new weapon in my arsenal - Topaz Adjust 5, which gives them the required punch - nicer colours and more detail.
This was not meant as a criticism, just a question. I realise that it would be time consuming, but the basic levels and curves could be automated by finding a generic "good value" and use a Photoshop action to batch convert the images.
Thanks in advance for your reply.
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